Product Director - Molding Solutions

Cretex Medical is a leading contract manufacturer of precision components and assemblies for the medical device industry.  Our customers view us as a trusted partner in the areas of injection molding, laser processing, metal stamping and device assembly.  Learn more at www.cretexmedical.com.

The Product Director – Molding Solutions drives profitable growth, market expansion, and the technology roadmap for Cretex Medical’s precision injection molding business, including micro-molding, insert/over molding, liquid silicone rubber molding, high-cavitation tooling, and advanced polymers.

Working with medical device OEMs and cross-functional teams, this leader turns customer needs into differentiated capabilities, value-based pricing, and Design for Manufacturability (DFM) solutions. 

• Strategy & Growth: Own the multi-year Molding Solutions roadmap, targeting sustainable double-digit growth and margin expansion across Cretex Medical target markets.
• Technology & Market Development: Expand advanced polymer, micro-molding, multi-shot/over molding, automation, and tooling capabilities; monitor competitors, material advances, resin pricing, and customer pipelines.
• Customer Engagement: Partner with commercial and OEM engineering teams from concept through commercialization, leading technical discovery, DFM reviews, and mold flow evaluations.
• Investment Planning: Build ROI-based business cases for presses, cleanrooms, automation, metrology, and tooling to support growth and capacity.

• Quoting & Pricing: Lead technical quoting for tooling, prototype-to-production programs, resin selection, and engineering changes. Build margin-protective cost models covering cavitation, tonnage, cycle time, automation, scrap, validation, and packaging.
• Feasibility & Risk: Partner with Tooling Engineering and Operations to assess manufacturability, resin behavior, lead times, capacity, and supply readiness before quote submission.
• Commercial Support: Serve as the technical authority in customer negotiations, presentations, and executive reviews.

• NPI & Scale-Up: Partner with NPI, Tooling, Manufacturing Engineering, and Quality on handoffs from tooling design through scientific/decoupled molding validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) and production.
• Capacity & Utilization: Work with Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) to optimize press allocation, tooling maintenance, cleanroom space, and labor.
• Supplier Partnerships: Develop supplier relationships for materials, tooling components, external services, and automation to support pricing, quality, and supply continuity.

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Plastics Engineering, Polymer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Business, or a related field, or equivalent education and industry experience.
• Bias to Action: Understands that prompt, responsive communication shapes a positive customer experience, and leads a hands-on, action-oriented team.
• Experience:

• Minimum 10 years of progressive leadership in medical device contract manufacturing, with direct experience strongly preferred in precision injection molding, tooling development, and commercialization.
• Strong knowledge of polymers and engineering resins, mold flow, tooling construction, and scientific/decoupled molding.
• Proven experience in cost estimating, tooling quotes, and financial/margin modeling.

• Leadership & Commercial Acumen: Ability to influence cross-functional teams and senior leaders without direct authority, manage competing priorities, and develop market analyses, roadmaps, pricing, and value propositions.
• Regulatory Knowledge: Working knowledge of ISO 13485, FDA QSR, and process validation (IQ/OQ/PQ).
• Systems: Proficiency in Microsoft Office, ERP, and engineering/quoting software.
• Travel: Ability to travel up to 20% for customer, industry, and supplier meetings.

• MBA or master’s degree in Plastics/Polymer Engineering.
• RJG Scientific Molding / Master Molder certification or deep decoupled molding experience.
• 5+ years in Product Management, Strategic Marketing, or Technical Sales/Commercial Development in medical plastics molding.
• Experience with micro-molding, implantable polymers, bioresorbable materials, or cleanroom automated assembly.
• PMP or Lean/Six Sigma Green/Black Belt certification.

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This pay range reflects the base hourly rate or annual salary for positions within this job grade, based on our market-based pay structures. Actual compensation will depend on factors such as skills, relevant experience, education, internal equity, business needs, and local market conditions. While the full hiring range is shared for transparency, offers are rarely made at the minimum or maximum of the range.